Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-05
TFSTERN STONEWALL.
:, patrick CieburRe, ths irish
6ep9l ot ,hs Southern Army, WAC
Wss Never Defeated.
sHis Caresr-Ais Dlstfu Uithc
sksten a, shiloh, Chickam augs
and OLher Battles
philadelphia Times.

20 who Rss also the Confederate
C.S-arsII Of The West" He was de-
81 80 from two of the most ancient and
s's.bIe families in the United King
nOlE fs superb genius for war was in
QUIZ .od on the female side from the Gift
asi and Nsvilles, through his grand
i'ta sar I'm the fifth degree, Frances,
n ,"nbtsr Of Sir Richard Lowther and
u-se6-d,ughter of Dorothy, daughter OF
Ea the tenth Lord Clifford-the
h'S S-.1t Lori" of Wordsworth's poem.
~e.,p6 Elizabeth CurWen, wife Of John
Csburne Q489), he was descended
DC Cor HCIospsIric of Workington" from
Mn Mn daughter OF Etheldred the I'm
h Ia thus carrying his line
IsN' the spindle side to the Fifth
o. According to Burns, the his
CSn, NJ Westmoreland (vol. l, p. 457)
t W. family of Cleburne derived its name
IN. I'm = manor in that county which was
i. ~ divided into the notifies OF Cleburn-
Tsiibols and CIeburn-Hervey," the latter
tsId nv one Alan Pi'z -HerVey, cadet OF
.hs Brston house of Bsrdolf (brother of
Alan Fgrgeant, first Earl of Richmond,
Io-el zone Of the many sons of Eudo
p1s.,rItniayere." As was the custom of the
lime the name of the manor became the
sTTn,me of Hervey's descendants, who
.sn,ined there till the Seveteenth century,
rbsn soon after the marriage of Thomas
Tisburne THE fourteenth lord of the
r.nor) to Frances, daughter OF Sir
Picbsrd Louther Che custodian Of Mary,
Queen of Scots, 'snd ancestor of the EaTls
n Lonsdsle), branches of the family
settled in Irelspd and America.
OF Cleburne's early years and the pro-
sress of his eduCStiOn we have but little
Pnowledge. AS g child he is said to have
hsen silent. shy and reserved; but ne very
esry manifested the promptitude, de-
ri.i0n and courage that marked his mill
tary life. His mind was singuI8rly coa-
sttUted for such nature and its leading
iesture was concentrativeness. He re-
csiyed instructions at home from tutor
iii he was twelve years OF age, and was
then sent to the academy Of the Rev. Mr..
SPEEDING, an Episcopal clergyman; but
there was nothing about his school aud
college life except his aversion TO the
classics and exact sciences, and his
srdent love for poetry and history.
The desth Of his father st very early
period deprived him OF parental control,
and this Stfiction fell heavily upon him
Inst father, ''the good master OF Grange"
left behind him noble memory. HIS
thirty years of practice; large beneVoIence
sud devotion TO the suffering poor had
endeared him to many and earned for
him the title OF the ''poOr mans friend"
You1g Cleburne, being destined for the
medical profession, was placed under the
preCept0Tsbtp Of DR.. JIsGiCa Of MalIoW,
sud for several years he YEARLY weded
through s course CT professional
study in which he had little heart.
Aware that he must be the architect Of
his own fortune, and imbued vita q nat
uTal spirit of independence, he applied
himself diligently TO his uncongeniel
studies and prepared himself for the
rigid examination OF "Trinity." Passing
briefly over this part OF his career, which
proved 10 be the turning point Of his ad-
yenturous life, it may suffice to say that
he failed, and, deepi9 mortified st the re-
suit, DISCOURAGED and disappointed, IN an
overwhelming tit OF dependency, he ran
of aud enlisted in q. III. Eorty-trst regi-
meDt, then under orders for India, but
stationed at Dublin. There he laid the
foundation Of his success and shining
lame as one Of the most brilliant generals
Of CREST war.
There wasFOne sacred love of;CIeburpe's
heart, Oh which very few knew anything.
When General Bardee Was married at
Selma, AIS, General Cleburre attended
IS gro0msmsn. A young lady from
Mobile, Miss Sue TarlefoD, was the
bridesmaid with whom Clebarne waited.
de wss attracted by her intelligence eud
oeaU,y, and esr:y IL 1864 visited Mobile,
proposed and VAS accepted. They were
engaged 70 be married Wlen he Tas
Killed Letters which be wrote to his
OeiT5thed were sometimes read to the
writer amid some quiet camp scenes snd
we're often revelations, even 30 one who
Knew hin veil, IS to the depth Of his
leenagS. Devoid Of all approach TO
Ssehmen!shtY, they were full Of 3
most sweet aDd tender passion.
lney detailed the Suthor's thoughts and
lslcies IN style that was both elevated
@lG beautiful, and in every li1e they
were glowing with 81 affection that WIS
tAquiSlle IN its pothos AID tenderness.
Dun nero and lsdy now rest from al
earthly ScrTows in the quiet grSve, whence
Ile spirit awskes to love immortal.
responding to tie first c3lI OF arms, he
I5Ineo the ranks as a private soldier.
Itolnotlon followed quickly, and in
nsfcA, 1851, he was unanimously elected
Gsptain OF his company for having planned
Ae surprise and capture Of the Uaited
oates ersensi ST. Little Rock, ARK. Hav-
9g been plsced under command of
nElgsaler General Thomas II. Bradley, he
WAS s. once ordered to Bzsrsfeld
IOIht on the Mississippi, where his reg
.Ilent performed excellent service until
ue STATE troops were Withdrawn. While
:. Tue Point his suspicious were aroused
a.Cat Bradley, who hsd been suspected
GS..olsIoyRlty to the eouth, and when the
1s'er caused the retreat of the Arkansas
stoopS from Besrsfield, CleburAe was SO
.SlEirced CT the purposes of Bradley
Ia' ne deposed Kim and assumed the
t-tei command. A charge CT mutiny was
- LIieulSlely brought against ClSburne,
NJ uu c2urt-msrtiai was convened al
n n...o City for his trial; bat Bradley
BB''e"!5IFea to lesve the matter TO General
~, who st once decided that Gle
Sulue was TO retain command OF the
.StcSs which were then transferred 10
s Sle confederate service and placed I'M
e eeE General William J. Hsrdee in South
eSs'ern Missouri.
IL. "a the fAll of 1851 Colonel Cleburne's
Ceunent was transferred 10 Bowling
m.ee6, h7., and he IVES plsced in CON-
---aCU OF q brigade Of H6TdPeiS division